Odessa City leaders voted Tuesday night to approve a proposed amendment to a City ordinance that surrounds restroom use. On ...

NewsWest 9 spoke with Ector County District Attorney Dusty Gallivan who confirmed the temporary restraining order.

ODESSA, Texas — Odessa Deputy City Manager Agapito Bernal has not accepted the interim city manager position following John ...

The City of Odessa has announced Bernal has not accepted the appointment as Interim City Manager and will remain as Deputy ...

For the second year, the City of Odessa is collecting blankets and food for the homeless. So far in 2024, the city has ...

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Odessa City Council critics have worried Joven and his allies have focused too much on social issues and not enough on infrastructure. Odessa Mayor-Elect Cal Hendrick, left, celebrates with ...

produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. ODESSA — The City Council on Tuesday banned transgender people from using restrooms outside of the sex assigned to ...

The local Republican establishment in a major Texas oil town has turned against the city’s conservative mayor over his focus ...

The Odessa City Council at its Aug. 13 meeting. The council, led by Mayor Javier Joven, has focused on conservative social matters such as abortion and now transgender rights. (Eli Hartman/The ...